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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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